CHAPTER 5. General Powers and Duties
Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1013, Sec. 11.
§§ 13860–13879 · 22 sections
- § 13860 A district has perpetual succession.
- § 13861 A district shall have and may exercise all rights and powers, expressed or implied, necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this part, including, but…
- § 13862 A district shall have the power to provide the following services: (a) Fire protection services. (b) Rescue services. (c) Emergency medical services. (d)…
- § 13863 (a) A district may enter into mutual aid agreements with any federal or state agency, any city, county, city and county, special district, or federally…
- § 13864 A district may lease or rent any property from an employee, including but not limited to, vehicles or equipment.
- § 13865 A district may join any local, state, or national group or association which promotes the preservation of life and property from the hazards of fire and other…
- § 13866 A district may authorize its directors and employees to attend professional or vocational meetings and pay their actual and necessary traveling and incidental…
- § 13867 The acquisition of any equipment for fire protection purposes shall conform to the standardization provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 13025) of…
- § 13868 (a) A district board shall keep a record of all its acts, including its financial transactions. (b) A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7…
- § 13869 A district may adopt a fire prevention code by reference pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 50022) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5…
- § 13869.7 (a) Any fire protection district organized pursuant to Part 2.7 (commencing with Section 13800) of Division 12 may adopt building standards relating to fire…
- § 13870 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a district board or its authorized representative may issue a written order to correct or eliminate a fire…
- § 13871 (a) Any citation issued by a district for violation of a fire prevention code or a district ordinance may be processed pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section…
- § 13872 A district may, by ordinance, authorize its fire chief, or his or her duly authorized representative, to issue citations for the misdemeanors specified in…
- § 13872.5 The fire chief of a city, city and county, or county fire department, or his or her authorized representative, has the same authority as specified in Sections…
- § 13873 Employees of a district shall have the powers of peace officers while engaged in the prevention and suppression of fires and the protection and preservation of…
- § 13874 If a district board has adopted regulations for the control of open fires, no person shall burn any material without a permit. A district shall not issue a…
- § 13875 A district may prepare and disseminate information and operate educational programs, including, but not limited to, those which help to prevent fire, eliminate…
- § 13876 A district board may adopt a resolution to change the name of the district. The resolution shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 23 (commencing with…
- § 13877 A district board may authorize the use of any vehicle, apparatus, or equipment outside the district, subject to any terms and conditions it prescribes.
- § 13878 A district may contract with any person or public agency to provide district services to territory which is outside the district. A contract shall provide for…
- § 13879 A district board may abate hazardous weeds and rubbish pursuant to Part 5 (commencing with Section 14875). For that purpose, the district board shall be deemed…